Printing mechanism and subinking means therefor.



H. c. www, PRINTING MECHANISM AND SUBINKIN'G MEANS THERVEFOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22|I9`I5.

Patented Maiz". 7, 1916.,

l@ ma( H. c. WELTER. PRINTING MECHANISM -AND'SIJBINKING MEANS THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22, 1915.

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= Specieatien of Letters Patent'.

1PmNrINGiircrrAiiisMfaivnsmmxme.Means rnnmiron.

:j 'it Appueationl'nied December 22,191.5. seriaiimsazas.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

l Be it known'thatl I, HERMAN Rochesteigin th'eJ-county '-of lMonroe andStatefofNeW'Yrlqhave invented alneiv and Improved Printing Mechanism andSubinking-Means Therefbnof Whichfthe following isaspecification"l MyIinvention relates to printing i mechaf nismandfespeciallyfto that classembodying j machines'knownas check Writers and check i 4beingf'zilsovte'preventverasure of the printed Y characterswhich cannottearing'thepapen- 11' protectors." In-machines ofl this character,therer` hayebeen provided various ways. of having i the y'coperatingprinting members .noton'lyprint certainselected characters on a check,vor other :negotiable instrument, but A: in so doing tti-'break the''paperV throughoutA- the printed surface in a manner that ink efromfgthelty'pie' lwill'beabsorbed by the diss,

rupteldfiibers,-fthe'` purpose of such mutilation be ,effected `WithoutHere'tofore;ftheconstruction` and yopera- -tionofhtheprinting'fimechanism has been such th-at: ink-is applied from` the typeto the f face *only of 'the' instrument being printed;

andi 1s the object. 'of 'this' `invention to. providef'ti p'latenor die'member` adapted to 'cooperate Withthe type whereby,.,in formingcharacters l'by an' embossing or punching operation,` ink will beapplied to suchcharacters4 on'lbotlrsidesf'of4 the paper, and at the'sameZr timel theregivill .bea disruption .of the ,flbei y Anotherobject l of the invention. is ,to sup-vl '-plyinkito the sub-inking;means ,from the type1 characters @when coming inf contactmake'luselofgadie `member the facejof which y y v.comprises a pluralityof parallel extendin g Wires formed-neither ofV two ways, as vill 'be.explained,z .andj spaced equal lj distances: apart .ft'o';.,for,m"igopenings therebetween through. "which projecting'ridges on thepco; .poperating jtypehanacters are y adaptedfto nen-K, i, gage.;aflhesetype:ahereeters,nregflelOn y i y QO the figures'siith ltheexception of `7 are` to agreatly enlarged s'caleh, 'y

therewith..l duringl the` printing 1. operation; anda still furtherobject 1s, preferably, to

make-,the typey characters the cutting means"- i andl'tojsorelatiyelyconformxthe die mem'-` ber thereto ,lthatfthe action indisruption ofthefibers is moregofva tear than a clean cut.i In theacc'onfiplislimentn of my invention,` I

i C. WELTER, a citizen offfthe United States, residing atPatented"`1uaf.7,191e.

tWo members are movable relatively 'toward and into engagement .witheachother for the printing operation. f

Beneath the Wires `and in` engagementtherewith is an 'ink pad against;whichl the under side-of `the paper-is .forced 4by. projectl ingportions vof ythe typ'echa'racters, `us causing the paper to be inked onthe typel 'characters are inked therefrom. The type` 1s inked by anysuitable means which,

[91" and embossed side while the impress l n'sl made in the face sideof` the paper byithee when the support therefor comprisesa type-cylinder,`is usually one ormore ink rollers removably held infyieldingcontact therewith.. The pad is suitably inked before beas sufficient inkto keep.` it in proper condition is supplied-thereto from the edges .of

the type characters which contact therewith When cuttlng through thepaper of thevinstrument being printed. @The die forming f,

Wires, thoughbeingiinder tension. have a certain amount of resiliencypermitting them to properly centerin theirrespective grooves of theyengaging `type. characters and whereby theytendr to hold .the depressedportions yof paper being printedin contact with the ing. inserted Vtoplace but cannot become dry, f"

lFigure lis a plan view of the sub-inking y die member; Fig. 2, alongitudinal sectional View thereofy taken `along the line :2c-. y ofFig. f1; Fig. 3, a transverse sectional vieu" taken along the line aL-g/of Fig. `1; Fig. 4,'

a plan viewshoxving a modified ,constructon of the. die; Fig. 5, alongitudinal sectional View taken alongI the line Z-g/F of'Figi': Fig.6, an end vie'wof the die shown in Fi gs. 4 and 5 as seen from the right,of such fig'- vures;y Fig. 7'... a side elevationof a check' l,Writingmachine in Whichthe invention is l`adapted to be used; Fig. 8, afragmentarjv p y portion of the typesupport showing in plan 'p view partof a line of type; Fig. 9. alongitudinal sectional view of a portion ofthe v die member shown'in Figs. `1,2 and Sivith type charactersinoperative enf ragenicuty therewithwvlnle Figs. 10 andV llfiyllustratei, the appearanceofthe face and rererses'ides,

respectiiely, ofva check when.printed.l All v the periphery of acylinder 5 rotatably sup-g5 lowered, by the cggl actuatien @ftheOperating lever 12@ M113 Similar' refereneicharacters refer to similarparts throughout the several views'.

Referring first to Fig. 7: At 1 is'seen the base andl at 2 the Ihead.of-.a check.writingl -machin-e of' the character for which the invent1on is moregespecial'ly';intended, the

front portion of the. headbeing spaced apart from the base to receive`a'check 34" .therebetween which, is sup p'o rted on thel plate 3 4; Inthis machine the type bars 4 extend longitudinally. of and arecarried onported@ in bearings 6 slidable inwertiGa-lly extending rguidew ays'7 inithe sidewalls of the head member 2i T his "cylinder may be Aturnedtobring; any predetermined line of y abov e .,t he platen'or die 8supportedin'the member 9, forming an` in the type directtegral'partofthe4 base l, and it is raisedland d levers lO'and 1l on isseen the u siialfink roller mounted in suitable Surrerth arms '1.4and'lheldin yeldr.. lng engagemen with thetype wheel 5 for Supplyneiak IThe yforniof die member shown in 1,;

`2 and '3 compris'es a rectangular `block -or ofl the bar and ,securedto' place-by havingtheside soldered mitv angink pad. 19.beingY placed,therein whichengagesthesbottom.ofthewires .The sub-inkingdie thusAformed-:is seated inga slot 20 therefor-:inthe supportingfrmember 9.

forming an inte-gral partof the. basel 1- of the .machine fand indicatedatLS-.in Fig. 7.

Any preferred .means for adjusting vthe die 8 in the yslot 120of-.lthesupporting member' the bari-slthel movable member..

to secure va proper^registration of, the. die Wires withfthe typecharactersmay bepro-y videdas-,for instance, the screw 21 threaded into'a= hole'22 in the die bar-115 and-in which' seen 4-afblock-r or-barsimilar tol the-one 15 above described; yThis, bar has-v alongitudinal-ly extending-slot 24 `ad aptedito receive therein a coiled'sprin'g- 25'xinwhich is contained :inl-ink pad-35, such. spring whenWound' being formed preferably,fon a ,rec- I tanguflar'bar as' itfisnecessary that the top .portions atfleast ofthei several convolutions,

' which-*form the2 faceV off the die, will be.

. formed on a fiat s1'1rface.=. At each end of theslo't 24 is a block,one of which 26'is heldA stationary and the other 27 is amov'able,A

vent4v displacement.

tothe Characterson'the several'tynejbars-f member, and these blocks areprovidedwith outwardly extending side flanges 28engag# ingin slots 29therefor inthe 'bar 2 to pre- On'ejend ofthe T spring 25extends underandi lfoi-medi:u the outer 'end of thebld whle'fth'e. end thereofextendsfunderfand isfsin'iilarl-j7 formed against; the outer end of themovable to be seated in the above referred to slot 20 1n the 'supportingmember 9fforming a part of the base l ofthe machine, see Fig. 7, and

is adjustable in the manner described for vthe block 15. A scre'w 30,having 'a shoulder 31 therein engaging in ay transverse slot 32 formedin an extended portion of the bar 23, is threaded into the block 27,such block being caused to move longitudinally in the slot 24 on turningthe screw; and-it will thus be seen that a movement of the block causes4the spring to be placed under a greater or less tension whereby theopening or closing of the several coils adjusts them' to the groovesformed' .in the type characters which coperate therewith in the'printingoperation.- The impressing members are type characters made,preferably,fof hard metal with -the face thereof serrated, aswill behereafter described, or of-a comparatively soft composition into whichimpressions of the wires forming the top of the die member will be vmadeby Contact therewith under suicient pressure, the function -of thetypevbeing to both print on the face of the paper and to force portionsthereof through the'openings' block 27. This form of die is also adaptedI between the die wires into contact'with the,

ink pad thereunder, the result being'an ink' ing of the impressed,character o n both sides 'of the paper.

Thet'ype characters l33 shownrin'the drawings are formed on bars 4extending'lcngituydinally of -and' secured on the lperiphery of thecylinder or wheel 5, Parallel grooves are I formed in the type of .adepth less than the thickness of the barsabove theI vsurface ofl thewheell and so disposed4 as to register with will thus be seen thatv thetype characters will have ridges alternating with the grooves and it ispreferable that these ridges be formed with sharp `cutting edges. Whenproperly centered in their' respective grooves;

When employing my' 'invention the coperation-of the type and sub-inkingdie memboth the'f'ace and reverse Vsides of the'paper,

rthe wires formingA the-top' of the die. It l' comingl in contact withthe sides of the .type e character ridges, the resiliencyof .the dieI.wires `will vcause them to become '120 'berwillbe such as toimpressthe characters .into theyf'paper 1in a manner to break thefibers, and,"also, lto ink- ,suchcharacters onas shown in Figs". 10 andl1, respectively.

As before stated, the v'sub-inking. pad will jcient inkf-V Will beappliedf thereto from the v-.`-" ri d esA of;y the type characters lWhen cutting for `leaking' throu'ghthe' paper during the printingoperation.- 1f

:1e`ription, the construction, purpose and manner of vusmgthe""-1nvent1on ar s uiii'-l ciently 'clearft' 'call for nojfurther /e/plana- -v i, l A

-- VVht'I-claim is U 1. In a 'printing machine .ofthe characterdescribed, theycornbin'at'ion =With type char; acterscf Ja.diecomprising a plurality oi equally/ spaced parallel extending wiresand i a sup -ort therefon-andjan ink pad in contact i ithsaid'wires onthe side thereof op- 1 posite4 that engaged by said type characters.

2. In aprintingmachine of 'thefcharacter described, the combinationwithtype-charac-"- ters ofa'die comprising a coiled spring and ajsupportfor the spring. j

.3. In a printing'machine' of the characterdescribed,the'jco-mbinationwithtypecharac ters of a diecomprisin'g a coiledHspring; and n .s'upport therefor, and an ink pad wlthni said spring andin contactwith the portions thereof `,engaged by 'said die type'characters.

j 4'41. In aprinting machine of the character described., thecombination with typefchar? acters of a diemember comprising achannel'edbar and a ,coiled spring ,Within the i channeh-and a supportfor thebar.

5. In a printing machine of the character described, the combinationv:vithtype charac` ters of a die member comprislng a channeled* bar anda coiled spring Within the channel, a siipport for said"bar,' and an ink`within' -said spring and in contact Withthe portions thereof engaged'by said type char' 6. In a' printing machine yofthe characterdescribed, theicombination with type char# actersof, a die membercomprisingr a' chanv neled bar and a coiled spring Within the' channel,a support forfsaidb'ar, an ink pad .within-said spring and in contactwith theportions. thereof engaged by said type characters, and means forad]ust 1 ng the tension of said sprmg.

7. In a printing machine of the character described, thecombination withtype char Av ter described, the combination" with type engaging membersbeing to print on'both .lill suvill not4 atanyftimebecomeidryassuili#Iacters of a die membercom risingechan'-` -nledl bar'and a coiled springwithinfthe'h v channel, a. support for-said-bar, a'fxed mem-f bertowhich one'end of the spring isser' cured, amovable member to which theother` end of the'springis secured, and means 'for mo'vlngsaid lastnamed member for adjusting the tension on said spring 8.1111' aprinting--ma`ch1ne or the character,

'-'desc ribed," the combination' 'with type charac- .ters of aj'diemember comprising a channeled Secured, one ofthe blocks being afixed'and 'theother a movable member, flanges on 4said blocks 'engaging insaid slots', and means 4for l70 adjusting the .moifable blockloligitndinallj)7 -infsaidchannel ',forfthe purpose specified.

9."In a printing'machine of the characterT described, the combinationwith. typecharacters grcoved'to form a plurality of parallel 75extending ridges, of a 'd1e comprising a' plurality "of equally spaced`'parallel extending wires, anadjustabl'e support for the wires,means'for' inking saidtype characters, an ink padjl on the side of saidWiresopposi-te that engaged by said type' characters, and means formoving said type and said die 'rel atively toward eachother to impress acheck held between them, the coperatingfactie'nf` 'of the 'engagingmembers being to printen bothsides of vthe impressed characters and -tobreak the fibers f the paper throughout the rprinted surface.'

10.-' In a printmg machine of the charac- -90 characters grooved to forma plurality of parallel. extending ridgesLof a die comprising a coiledspring, an adjustably supported container for said spring having an openface, means for inking said type characters,- an ink pad Within saidspring, and means fr moving` said type and said die relatiyel-y towardeach other to impress a check hel'd/ tween their., the cooperatingaction of the sides of the impressed characters and to break the fibersof the paper throughout the printed surface.. 1

, HERMAN C. WELTEB,

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